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pleasant-looking

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

4 syllables
16 characters
English (US)
Enriched
4syllables

pleasantlooking

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

plea-sant-look-ing

Pronunciation

/ˈplɛzənt ˈlʊkɪŋ/

Stress

1010

Morphemes

pleas- / look + -ant / -ing

The word 'pleasant-looking' is a compound adjective divided into four syllables: plea-sant-look-ing. Stress falls on the first syllable of each component. It's morphologically complex, built from roots and suffixes with Latin and Old English origins. Syllabification follows standard English rules.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Attractive or appealing in appearance

    “She was a pleasant-looking woman.”

    syn:attractiveappealinggood-looking
    ant:unattractiveugly

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'pleasant' and the first syllable of 'looking'.

Syllables

4
plea/pliː/
sant/zənt/
look/lʊk/
ing/ɪŋ/

plea — Open syllable, stressed.. sant — Closed syllable, unstressed.. look — Closed syllable, stressed.. ing — Closed syllable, unstressed.

Word Parts

root

pleas- / look

pleas- from Old French plaisir; look from Old English locian

suf

-ant / -ing

-ant from Latin; -ing from Old English

Similar Words

plea­santlook­ingwalk­ing

Onset-Rime Division

Syllables are divided based on the vowel nucleus (rime) and preceding consonants (onset).

Sonority Sequencing Principle

Consonants are arranged in order of decreasing sonority within the onset and coda.

  • Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
  • The hyphen does not affect syllabification.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/11/2025

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